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a.MKE: Secret Sdtk, A Common Denominator, MJSTraffic, Les Paul Experience and Milwaukee Air & Water Show 6.10.13

After years of planning, the Les Paul exhibit opened to the public for the first time Sunday at the Waukesha County Museum. The Les Paul Experience features artifacts from the Waukesha native's personal collection.

The Milwaukee Air & Water Show announced that, due to budget cuts known as sequestration, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will not be featured in the show later this summer. However, former Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Jeff Cirillo and former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green will parachute onto Bradford Beach with the All Veteran Parachute Team.

Dozens of volunteers gathered at the corner of Fond du Lac Ave and Locust Street yesterday to create the latest in a line of public art projects scheduled along a 20 block stretch of Fond du Lac Ave. "A Common Denominator" designed by Reginald Baylor, is a graphic painting in the intersection depicting a child's toy train, carrying symbols important to the neighborhood issues, such as a padlock, a dollar sign and a red bell pepper symbolizing safety, money, and healthy food.

The Journal-Sentinel launched a new traffic report for smart phones. The report lists normal highway drive times and any delays reported. It's updated every two minutes. The report acts like an app but can be downloaded onto all kinds of smartphones. Info at mjstraffic.com.

Secret Soundtrack = Very Bad Things

1. Tagline for 1998 movie "For boys who should know better..."

SONG: "Fried Neck Bones and Some Home Fries" by Willie Bobo

2. Quote: "Allow me to be the first to say that what we have done here is not a good thing. It's definitely not a good thing. But it was, given the circumstances, the smart play."

This morning I had a great talk with the Wisconsin Foodie himself, Kyle Cherek. Farmers market season is upon us, and here in southeastern Wisconsin we have over 70 farmers market options. Kyle tells us more about the scene, and the...

The two-time Grammy Award-winning opera Elmer Gantry returns to the Florentine stage with a new cast, on the heels of critical acclaim and standing ovations at performances across the nation.
Based on the popular Sinclair Lewis novel, this...

We had a very special treat this morning on 88NINE. Darryl McDaniel, better known as DMC of the legendary hip hop group Run DMC was on the phone this morning with Jordan. He is in Milwaukee for the Buck's Sneaker Summit. On Saturday,...